Sir John Maxwell Tylden diary

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{"value"=>"3050", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Sir John Maxwell Tylden diary"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1814-1815", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1814/1815"}

physdesc

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abstract

{"value"=>"Sir John Maxwell Tylden, a captain in the 43rd regiment of the British Army, kept this diary on an expedition from England to New Orleans, Louisiana. Entries date from October 27, 1814-May 10, 1815. Tylden records operations before New Orleans and at Mobile Bay and describes social and political life in Havana, Bermuda, and other locations. The diary includes watercolor sketches of coast lands, as well as a portrait of Tylden copied by Mrs. G.W. Smith"}

date_inclusive_start

1814

date_inclusive_end

1815

origination

{"value"=>"Tylden, J. M. (John Maxwell), Sir, 1787-1866", "type"=>"persname"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-427</p>"}

keydate

1814

prefercite

{"value"=>"Sir John Maxwell Tylden diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1814

date_end

1815

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